A Word from The Park
A Word from The Park
Pastor Kaji at The Park Avenue Christian Church
Sermons from Pastor Kaji Douša, Senior Pastor of the Park Avenue Christian Church in New York City. Park Avenue Christian Church, called "The Park" by its members and friends is an inclusive community of Christians who follow the example of radical welcome set by Jesus. www.parkavenuechristian.com
"Yes Responder"
We’ve gotten very good at calling the having blessed. 💰✨ The house. The title. The success. The more. But Jesus flips the list. 👀 Blessed isn’t about what fills your hands—it’s about who you are when you stand before God. 🕊️ Sometimes the chase for more keeps us from recognizing the blessing already within us. Jesus already told us who’s blessed. Maybe it’s time we believed Him. 💛 #Beatitudes #BlessedLife #Matthew5
Sep 13
19 min
Five Refusals: Refusal 5 - I refuse to postpone my joy
🌿 Joy isn't waiting for you on the other side of your to-do list. It isn't the reward for surviving. It isn't what you earn after you've carried everyone else. 🤍 Later keeps moving. Joy doesn't. Jesus calls it abundant life—not someday, but here. 🌾 ✨ I refuse to postpone my joy. ✨ Stop waiting to feast. The pasture has been beneath your feet all along. 🕊️💛 #ChooseJoyToday #AbundantLife #FeastHere
Aug 23
3 min
Five Refusals: Refusal 4 - I refuse to confuse labor with love
⏰ Maybe you're not tired because you've loved too much... Maybe you're tired because you've been trying to earn what was never for sale. 🤍 Somewhere along the way, love became a job. So you kept proving. Producing. Performing. 📋 But grace doesn't keep timecards. And belonging doesn't send invoices. 🕊️ ✨ I refuse to confuse labor with love. ✨ Clock out. The love God has for you has never depended on your performance. And the people who truly love you s...
Aug 16
3 min
Five Refusals: Refusal 3 - I refuse to be my own afterthought
The one thing you keep scheduling for later... is you. Your healing. 🌿 Your rest. 🤍 Your wholeness. Everyone else gets your best. You live on what's left. 🍂 But Jesus invites you to choose the better part—first. ✨ I refuse to be my own afterthought. ✨ What if the holiest thing on your calendar was the time that brings you back to yourself? 📖💛 #ChooseTheBetterPart #ProtectYourPeace #Wholeness
Aug 9
4 min
Five Refusals: Refusal 2 - I refuse to mistake noise for instruction
🌊 Not everything demanding your attention deserves your obedience. Some pressures sound like purpose. 🌪️ Some urgency is just noise. 📣 But God is not the author of confusion. 🤍 So when everything around you roars... don't chase the loudest voice. ✨ I refuse to mistake noise for instruction. ✨ Meet God at the river first. 🌿💧 Let peace—not pressure—tell you where to go. 🕊️ #ChoosePeace #HolyDiscernment #Stillness
Aug 2
4 min
Five Refusals: Refusal 1 - I refuse to be a stranger to myself
🌾 There comes a moment when the soul grows tired of pretending. Tired of carrying names that were never yours. 🪨 Tired of wearing armor that was only meant for survival. 🛡️ Tired of mistaking the mask for the mirror. 🪞 Then, in the stillness... 🤍 The God Hagar called El Roi whispers, "I have seen you all along." 👁️✨ The One who has searched you and known you... The One who has never confused your wounds with your identity. ❤️ ✨ I refuse to be a ...
Jul 26
4 min
"Return to Sender"
Some prayers bloom into blessings. 🌱✨ But blessings were never meant to stay in your hands. 🤲🏾 Don't keep living in yesterday's question when God has already opened tomorrow's door. 🚪🕊️ Plant what you've been given. Trust what God will grow. 🌾💛 #ReturnToSender #FaithForward #LivingHope
Jun 28
12 min
"Objection! Asked & Answered"
The world looked at Hannah and saw emptiness 💔 A dead end. A closed door. A prayer unanswered. But God has always made a home in the margins 🕊️✨ With the overlooked. The written-off. The weary. The worn. What others call finished, God calls fertile ground 🌱 So when you find yourself holding on by a thread, remember: the story isn't over. 🙏🏾 You ask. God answers. 💛 #AskedAndAnswered #LivingHope #FaithInTheWaiting
Jun 21
16 min
"No Pain, No Grain"
Some seasons feel like a threshing floor 🌾 The pressure is relentless. 💔 The doubts are loud. 🌪️ The losses are real. But God is still at work ✨ What feels like breaking may be becoming. 🤲🏾 What feels like pressure may be preparation. 🔥 You’ve taken the hits. You’ve carried the weight. And yet, here you are. 🕊️ Still standing. Still rising. Still held by grace. 💛 #NoPainNoGrain #ResilientFaith #thepark1010
Jun 14
23 min
"The Yeast of These"
Hidden doesn’t mean gone 🌱✨ Some growth happens where no one can see it 🌙 Some strength is formed after the pressing 💪🏾 Some prayers are still rising 🙏🏾 Some stories are still becoming 📖 The dough gets pushed down 🍞 But the Maker isn’t finished yet 🤲🏾 God is not the punch. God is the comeback 🔥 🕊️ If you’re weary, rest. If you’ve been pressed down, hold on. Your next rising may be closer than you think ✨ #KeepRising #FaithInTheProcess #thepark1010
Jun 7
14 min
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